Data Collection The purpose of this data collection is to answer the principle research question, “Are UAS a practical alternative to monitor air quality and levels of pollution?” and use that data to accept or reject the hypotheses. In planning for data collection, P. Leedy, & J. Ormrod, authors of Practical research: Planning and design (2016) have established five essential questions that need to be answered:
1. What data will be collected?
2. Where are the data located?
3. How will the data be obtained?
4. What limits will be placed on the nature of acceptable data?
5. How will the data be interpreted (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016, p. 77-78)?
This proposal is based on a quantitative research methodology; therefore the focus will be on collecting numerical data that can be statistically analyzed for the purpose of identifying relationships between the variables (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). Instruments. The instruments used to collect the data are the UAS platforms and their sensor payloads that will do the actual data collection. The size and capability of the UAS platform determines what sensors can be installed. For example low-altitude, short endurance (LASE) UAS which normally fall …show more content…
This research proposal is based on establishing statistical correlations between the variables (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). Establishing validity and reliability is a necessity. As stated previously the data collection instruments must prove to be consistent (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). The correlation coefficients will be either positive (as one variable increases so does the other) or negative (one variable increases as the other decreases) and the strength of the relationship between the variables can be described (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). For example: Group 1 UAS may be capable of identifying more pollutants closer to the earth’s surface and the closer it gets to the surface, the more pollutants it collects, increases. This would be a positive
1. What data will be collected?
2. Where are the data located?
3. How will the data be obtained?
4. What limits will be placed on the nature of acceptable data?
5. How will the data be interpreted (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016, p. 77-78)?
This proposal is based on a quantitative research methodology; therefore the focus will be on collecting numerical data that can be statistically analyzed for the purpose of identifying relationships between the variables (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). Instruments. The instruments used to collect the data are the UAS platforms and their sensor payloads that will do the actual data collection. The size and capability of the UAS platform determines what sensors can be installed. For example low-altitude, short endurance (LASE) UAS which normally fall …show more content…
This research proposal is based on establishing statistical correlations between the variables (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). Establishing validity and reliability is a necessity. As stated previously the data collection instruments must prove to be consistent (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). The correlation coefficients will be either positive (as one variable increases so does the other) or negative (one variable increases as the other decreases) and the strength of the relationship between the variables can be described (Leedy, & Ormrod, 2016). For example: Group 1 UAS may be capable of identifying more pollutants closer to the earth’s surface and the closer it gets to the surface, the more pollutants it collects, increases. This would be a positive